Did you miss Samsung’s first TV spot for the new Galaxy S III? No worries, because they just posted it on YouTube. Check out the video clip below and let us know what you think. Is Samsung going to sell a boat-load of phones?

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For a product commercial, that was pretty poor. Not enough product use/shots in it. Just a lot of scenes with people and some dramatic music. Nice appeal to the emotional side of our love and use of a smartphone, but c’mon. We’re not iPhaggots.

Being offensive in that comment wasn’t my intent, but it’s also not my concern. I’m not sure why it is that people like to express their displeasure at things that offends them when many of us don’t care. I’m not TRYING to be offensive (it just comes naturally because I’ma jerk) but no one has a right to NOT be offended. Get over it. The term iPhaggot is not intended as a reference toward sexual orientation, but rather at the religious devotion their fans show to their devices which often defies logic. Now that you’ve expressed your displeasure at my use of that term, it’s been noted and I still don’t’ care. Next…

* sniff sniff…* stop… you’re hurting my feelings. :-p At least when I argue/debate with my “non-specific sexual preference iPhone loving” friends (I know it’s surprising that I even HAVE friends) then at least I can give solid reasons for my love of Android. Truely, I hate all things Apple for many reasons.

This commercial is a perfect demonstration of how horrible Android manufacturers are at marketing. From this commercial, the average consumer can deduce: 1) You can touch the phone and make a pretty ripple effect, 2) You can hold your phone up against glass for no reason, 3) You can take a picture of people jumping, 4) You can look at the internet while cuddling, 5) You can read a bedtime story on it, 6) It comes in two colors. It’s mind-boggling.

It also seems like during the marketing meeting someone said “I heard that people are pseudo-environmentally conscious nowadays. Let’s throw in a bunch of obscure references to nature that make absolutely no sense. People will love that.”

Am I the only one who noticed that the guy had his hands on her boobs @ 0:07, then was suddenly on the other side of the glass? I am guessing there is supposed to be some kind of artistic statement there that I missed (maybe that guys like smartphones and boobs?). That commercial was…strange.
I’m inclined to agree with mkstvns; maybe it’s appealing to their target demographic (people who like nature, boobs, and cuddling? I’m still lost on that one.), but I, for one, was underwhelmed, and a little confused at just what the hell was going on, exactly.
I wonder if the same ad agency did this as the original Motorola Xoom commercial. O_o

I liked that part. They didn’t go with the safe homogeneous couple. They were really pulling at heartstrings and seeing a couple like that makes me imagine their back story. Pretty centimental stuff just like the rest of the commercial.

You’re right. It is sentimental stuff, but how does imagining “their back story” demonstrate the phone’s capabilities? Are we supposed to spend a couple of hundred $$ on a device because their commercials make us feel good? One company already does that. It’s called Apple. Lets go Samsung, you’re better than that!

Actually, Apple does a really nice job of connecting the sentiment with a relevant feature/s on their device. This ad is just plane bad. I really hope they don’t embarrass themselves by launching a campaign based on that drivel.